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The Office of the Inspector General operates under provisions of the General Standards that Govern the Operations of the General Secretariat and Executive Order No 95-05. The internal auditing function helps the Secretary General and governing bodies monitor both the fulfillment of responsibilities of the various levels of management with respect to the General Secretariat's programs and resources and adherence to the legal system governing the General Secretariat, thereby ensuring a systematic review of the operating procedures and financial transactions of the General Secretariat. It also checks to ensure that the established policies, rules and practices are being observed and carried out correctly, efficiently and economically. The general objectives of the OIG include responsibility to assist all levels of management in the prevention or detection of fraud and abuse and the risk thereof in programs or operations by way of review, monitoring, evaluation, and recommendation of improvements in management and accounting controls and by way of investigation of suspected or alleged weaknesses or irregularities.
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